Chapter 32

Eulalia and Nemo were perplexed, unable to comprehend what had happened to the couple Idan and Arabel. Both clutching their heads, screamed in pain, and then fell to the ground, losing consciousness.

Eulalia examined them and made sure that they were still alive, although unconscious. With their loud screams, the couple attracted the attention of others. Realizing this, Eulalia was about to lead them away when a figure suddenly appeared next to her.

"Mentor!" Eulalia exclaimed, instantly recognizing this creature as her mentor, the high Elf. Like Eulalia, she had pointed ears, but longer than Eulalia's, and blonde long hair that almost reached the ground. Her curvaceous figure attracted the gazes of all the men in the area.

"Little Eva and little Nemo?" the high Elf addressed her charges. Nemo simply nodded in greeting, while Eulalia, on the contrary, immediately turned into an enthusiastic admirer, her eyes sparkling at the sight of her mentor.

After greeting her charges, the elf looked at Idan and Arabel with pleasure. Her eyes shone with joy at the sight of these two. Then her gaze darted to the side, and a short, middle—aged man with a long beard appeared in front of her - a representative of the race of high dwarves.

"Hector, by what fates?" the elf asked with surprise and a smile.

"Don't pretend, Milica! You know why I'm here!" snorted the dwarf whom Milica called Hector.

"No, I do not know why you are here. Can you explain?" Milica replied.

At that moment, Eulalia and Nemo fell silent, trying not to make any noise, because two of the most powerful people in the city were standing in front of them. One of them was the official ruler of the city and the local population, and the other was the leader of the outsiders.

Hector did not answer the elf's question. His gaze landed on Idan and Arabel, and his eyes narrowed. It was unclear what he was thinking as he looked at the couple.

Suddenly, Milica appeared in front of Hector, blocking his view, and looked down at him from her height.

"What are you up to?" she asked in a different tone.

Hector just smiled back and didn't say anything.

Milica didn't like that smile. She knew this dwarf too well.

After looking into the eyes of the Milica for a while, Hector turned around and left in silence. He had already realized the whole situation, and there was no reason for him to stay and come into conflict with the elf.

Milica silently watched him until he disappeared from sight. Then, returning her gaze to the couple, she ordered Eulalia and Nemo to pick them up and take them to her house. This order surprised Eulalia and Nemo very much, because they knew perfectly well that their mentor hardly lets anyone into her house. Only they, who were recognized as her disciples, could freely enter there in search of guidance.

Nemo and Eulalia, accompanied by their mentor Milica, brought the unconscious Idan and Arabel to the latter's house. It was a spacious two-storey building surrounded by a picturesque garden. Being an elf, Milica appreciated the beauty of nature and grew her own garden.

After putting the couple in the spare rooms on the second floor, Nemo and Eulalia followed their mentor to her office located on the first floor.

The room was filled with many books, parchments, and various potion-making equipment. Milica, sitting comfortably at the table, looked at her students.

"So, tell me what happened and how did you meet this couple?" she asked, waiting for an explanation.

Eulalia came forward and told in detail about her attempt to explore the forbidden forest after another "reset". She took Nemo and two adventurers from the Guild with her to set off together.

Milica was not surprised to hear Eulalia's story. This was not her student's first outing in search of information.

However, her interest increased when Eulalia got to the moment when Nemo met that very couple.

Eulalia described all the details in detail and concluded her story with how suddenly the couple clutched their heads and screamed in pain, fell and lost consciousness.

"Interesting! It's very interesting!" said Milica enthusiastically, a smile playing on her face. Eulalia, who was under the tutelage of her mentor, was surprised and hypnotized by this smile. In all the time she had spent under Milica's guidance, she had almost never seen her so joyful.

Nemo just looked at her with admiration. For him, Milica was the most beautiful woman in this city, but something inside him told him that she was not the most beautiful in the world and that there was a woman who was more beautiful than her. He didn't know who it was, but he was convinced it was.

"Mentor, do you know who they are?" asked Eulalia.

"Of course not!" replied Milica with a smile. "But I have a rough idea of where they came from."

"What? Do you know where they come from?" asked Eulalia, surprised.

"Well, only approximately," said the Militia.

Looking at her students, Milica continued with a smile.:

"From now on, everything you hear must not leave this room. Am I making myself clear?"

"Yes, mentor!" confirmed Eulalia, and Nemo just nodded.

"Good. Let's start with what you said, Eulalia. The couple wasn't lying to you when they said they got into Limbo through a rift." These words of the mentor surprised Eulalia. She thought the couple had lied the whole time. But Milica claims that they are telling the truth.

"They are not from the outside world and could not enter the dungeon to be swallowed by it. So, there's only one thing left: they're from another world. And you can only get from another world to Limbo through a spatial rift," seeing her student's distrust, Milica continued her explanation.

"From another world?" — Eulalia couldn't believe her mentor's words. Even Nemo was intrigued when Milica mentioned another world.

"Yes, and that's not the only thing related to them. The monsters that attacked you when you decided to leave the forest are also related to them. I do not know how exactly, but they attracted the attention of the Forbidden Zone, and it tried to absorb them. Normally, Forbidden zones don't show such aggression against ordinary outsiders. But if the zone finds out that the outsiders are not from the outside world, but from another, it will make every effort to take them over," suggested Milica.

After a short pause to reflect on her words, she continued:

"However, I'm a little confused by the fact that the zone didn't unleash the full power of the forest on you. As if she underestimated you or something was holding her back. Otherwise, I don't think you would have been able to leave the forest."

After hearing about their mentor's suspicions, Eulalia and Nemo felt uneasy. They barely made it out of the woods, and if they had stayed any longer, they wouldn't have made it back to the city before the reset.

"Not only is the Forbidden Zone, but Limbo has noticed their presence. However, unlike the Forbidden Zone, Limbo won't act until the couple breaks his rules. I'm more worried about Hector. He also found out about their essence after seeing them, especially considering his connections with Limbo," with these words, a smile appeared on Milica's face, which grew wider.

"After so many years of waiting and monotony, everything is finally getting more interesting!" she thought.